Audition: Bloom, Modern Times Stage Company

AN OPEN CALL TO FEMALE EQUITY AND NON-EQUITY ACTORS OF AFRICAN DESCENT

Modern Times Stage Company is seeking a FEMALE ACTOR (late 20s to late 30s) who is black or who identifies as black to play the role of MARIE in its production of bloom in March 2018.

Production Details:

PRODUCTION
Bloom, by Guillermo Verdecchia
Directed by Soheil Parsa
Produced by Modern Times Stage Company at Buddies in Bad Times

SYNOPSIS
A war orphan and a war veteran live on the fringes of a ruined world – one is trying to remember, while the other is trying to forget. Inspired by TS Eliot’s The Wasteland, bloom is a humorous and haunting story of despair and hope played out between an old man with a decaying soul, and the boy who may bear the seeds of his redemption.

WORKSHOP DATES
November 28 to December 3, 2017

REHEARSAL DATES
February 19 to March 22, 2018

DATES OF PRODUCTION
March 23 to April 8, 2018

FEE
ITA G House (To be confirmed)

Audition Details:
1. Audition Date: September 11, 2017, 10am-5pm
2. Audition place: Artscape- 180 Shaw Street
3. Call-back: TBD
4. Audition Requirements:
o A monologue, preferably from the classics.
o Selected applicants will receive sides to prepare in advance.
5. This is an Equity production under the ITA. Please note that you will not be compensated for the audition. If you are not Equity, you can still audition. It is an open call.

If interested, please e-mail the following to Modern Times at: info@moderntimesstage.com
1. A brief cover letter explaining your interest, along with a CV and headshot (pdf format)
2. Please write ‘BLOOM AUDITIONS” in subject line of e-mail, along with your name.
3. Submissions are due by SEPTEMBER 7, 2017